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Jerry Kill will be in the coaches’ box for the Indiana game Saturday.
Some hopefuls want to increase the state minimum wage.
Mayoral candidates talk jobs, wages
Kill to continue limited coaching role
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Surly breaks ground The $20 million Prospect Park brewery and taproom is set to open in 2014.
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Fans of local craft beer gathered Tuesday morning at the groundbreaking
ceremony for Surly Brewing Company’s new Minneapolis location to show their support for the popular Minnesota beer. The brewing com-
pany is building a more than $20 million, almost 50,000-square-foot destination brewer y in the Prospect Park neighborhood, hoping to draw a worldwide clientele. Expected to open in late 2014, the brewery will include a restaurant, beer
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garden, bar, rooftop terrace and event center, according to a Surly press release. Surly purchased the site, located near TCF u See SURLY Page 4 The site will undergo soil remediation before construction begins.
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Donors give more than money
Neighborhoods embrace small area plans More communities are making plans, but some question their effectiveness. BY ALEX BITTER abitter@mndaily.com
When Ricardo McCurley first discussed drafting a small area plan for Southeast Como last year, some residents questioned whether the document would have significant power in shaping the community. “They wer e wor ried about how much teeth these things would have,” said McCurley, Southeast Como’s neighborhood coordinator. “They thought that it would be a lot of spinning wheels.” Although the city doesn’t require small area plans, neighborhoods around the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis
campus have embraced them. Three of the four neighborhoods adjacent to the University have star ted revising their long-term plans or drafting them for the first time. A de-facto amendment to the city’s own master plan, a small area plan allows a community to share its development priorities with the city. Although the city doesn’t have to follow the plans, Minneapolis city planner Haila Maze said local community organizations are unique in how they proactively plan. “We have an unusually strong and well-developed neighborhood base,” she said. “That’s not typical nationwide.” McCurley said he’s skeptical of how seriously the city would take the zoning suggestions and u See PLANS Page 12 Marcy-Holmes’ plan helped block a development in 2009.
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St. Anthony Main dries out after flood LISA PERSSON, DAILY
“Mary Weisman,” created by artist Duane Hanson, is a sculpture of the mother of Frederick Weisman, after whom the Weisman Art Museum is named. Created with painted bronze and mixed media, the sculpture was donated by the Frederick Weisman Company in 2000.
From teapots to dead flies, the University receives hundreds of gifts every year. BY ANNE MILLERBERND amillerbernd@mndaily.com
annually. And it isn’t the only place at the University of Minnesota
The Weisman Art Museum contains millions of dollars
that gets non-monetary donations.
in paintings, sculptures and
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Area businesses are recovering after a water main burst last month. BY ALLISON KRONBERG akronberg@mndaily.com
Morrow Accident Rehabilitation Center employees rushed in to salvage equipment from their flooding building. After an employee unplugged a computer, electricity shot through the water, and employees had to evacuate the building. “The water was rushing like a river,” Morrow owner Angela Schulz said. Most small businesses on St. Anthony Main are just now back to normal after a water main burst on Sept. 5 and drowned their establishments. As water r ushed through the historic corridors, it submerged all of Mor row’s patient re-
cords and medical equipment, flooded Aster Cafe’s kitchen, soaked some of Cunningham Group Architecture’s models and destroyed 28 of the Segways belonging to Mobile Entertainment, a tour company. City of Minneapolis spokesman Casper Hill said the city shut off the water following the break but didn’t make any repairs. The St. Anthony Main Phase II Partnership owns the pipe that broke, according to John Rimarcik, owner of the building that houses the Aster Cafe. Rimarcik said no particular party is to blame for the flooding. The owners of the pipe could not be reached for comment. Schulz said she came in to check on her business at 4:45 a.m. that day. “They were taking u See FLOOD Page 5 Some businesses used the flood to make improvements.
HOCKEY
Zamboni drivers pave the way for games University staff and students maintain arenas and prepare the ice for Gophers hockey.
Andrew outraises in home stretch
BY BETSY HELFAND bhelfand@mndaily.com
Candidates and independent groups reported their financial info for the last time Tuesday.
The University of Minnesota’s men’s and women’s hockey teams are currently both ranked No. 1 in the nation. But before the players hit the ice on game day, Lon Sorenson and his team of student workers have work to do. “If I don’t do my job, we don’t have a game,” he said. Sorenson is the lead icemaker at the University, and without him, the games wouldn’t happen. “If the band doesn’t show up, we can still have a game,” he said. “If the cheerleaders don’t show up, we can still have the game. If the fans don’t show up, we can still have a u See ZAMBONI Page 8 Many students need a month to learn to drive the Zamboni.
BY ALEXI GUSSO agusso@mndaily.com
With less than a week before Election Day, candidates for mayor, City Council and other city government offices submitted their final campaign finance reports on Tuesday, showing how much they’ve raised and spent. Mayoral candidate Mark Andrew raised about $420,000, putting him in the lead for campaign fundraising in Minneapolis. “Thanks to the generosity of our donors, CHELSEA GORTMAKER, DAILY
Economics senior Scott Judd drives a Zamboni to clean up the ice after a free skate at Mariucci Arena on Monday. Judd has been a Zamboni driver for two years since going through two months of training.
u See FUNDS Page 4 A group supporting Andrew raised nearly triple the amount a Hodges-supporting group did.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Hundreds of demonstrators marched Tuesday to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a Northern California sheriff’s deputy in an encounter that sparked community outrage and an FBI investigation. Officers stood on rooftops and others wearing helmets stood guard at barricades while protesters rallied outside the Sonoma County Sherif f ’s Of fice in Santa Rosa. The protesters, including middle- and high-school-age students and members of the Occupy Oakland movement, assembled in downtown Santa Rosa before marching
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under investigation by the FBI, Sonoma County prosecutors and Santa Rosa police. Victor Manieri, 15, a freshman at Elsie Allen High School, left school early to join the march. He said he knew Andy and wanted to show support for his family. “I disagree with what that cop did that day,” Manieri said. “There are other methods such as using a Taser that would paralyze him, not take away his life.” Mitzi Reyes, 16, a junior at Elsie Allen, marched with her mother and two younger brothers. They also knew Andy and his family. “I’m here today because I want to get justice not only for Andy but for other
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AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals court didn’t act on an emergency motion Tuesday that would’ve allowed some new abor tion restrictions to take ef fect in Texas, the latest step in a lengthy battle activists on both sides predicted would end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. State of ficials urged the panel to quickly hear their appeal of a judge’s ruling Monday striking down a requirement that doctors performing abortions must have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their clinic. But the conser vative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans did not take action by the close of business Tuesday, leaving in place — at least for now — the judge’s permanent injunction blocking the new abortion rules from being enforced. The judge agreed with abor tion-rights activists that the restrictions, which were to take ef fect Tuesday, placed an unconstitutional burden on women seeking an abor tion and didn’t make the process safer, as state officials had argued. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott immediately appealed. The provision, par t of a large package of abor tion limits the Legislature approved in July, would effectively force the closure of about a third of the state’s 32 abortion clinics — some the only facility within hundreds of miles where women can get an abortion. Abortion rights supporters argued most hospitals will not grant abortion doctors admitting privileges for religious, business or competitive reasons.
WASHINGTON — Move over, website woes. Lawmakers confronted the Obama administration Tuesday with a dif ficult new health care problem — a wave of cancellation notices hitting small businesses and individuals who buy their own insurance. At the same time, the federal of ficial closest to the website apologized for its dysfunction in new sign-ups and asserted things are getting better by the day. Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner said it’s not the administration but insurers who are responsible for cancellation letters now reaching many of the estimated 14 million people who buy individual policies. And, officials said, people who get cancellation notices will be able to find better replacement plans, in some cases for less. The Associated Press, citing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, reported in May that many carriers would opt to cancel policies this fall and issue new ones. Administratively that was seen as easier than changing existing plans to comply with the new law, which mandates coverage of more ser vices and provides better financial protection against catastrophic illnesses. While the administration had ample warning of the cancellations, they could become another public relations debacle for President Barack Obama’s signature legislation. This problem goes to the credibility of one of the president’s earliest promises about the health care overhaul: You can keep your plan if you like it.
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Donors give more than money to University
UN reviews human rights in Israel BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENEVA — Israel defended its treatment of Palestinians and others on the world stage Tuesday, resuming a relationship it broke off more than a year ago with the U.N.’s top human rights body. The appearance by Deputy Attorney General Shai Nitzan and U.N. Ambassador Eviatar Manor before the U.N.’s Human Rights Council marked the first time Israel has participated in the 47-nation body in more than a year. Nitzan said Israel is again “open to constructive criticism” from a forum that it has long believed has an anti-Israel bias reflected in a disproportionate focus on the Jewish state’s policy toward the Palestinians. Each of the U.N.’s 193 member nations must submit to a review of its human rights record by the Genevabased council once every four years. But because the coun-
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Pieces from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Gallery in the Weisman Art Museum. The Hodroffs donated these pieces to the ceramics gallery out of the more than 4,000 pieces of historic Chinese porcelain in their personal collection.
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director of planned giving for the University of Minnesota Foundation. The foundation serves as the middleman in accepting gifts from outside donors, Robertson said, which can come from an individual or a corporation. Any gift the University accepts needs to have a purpose for the facility or department to which it’s donated, he said. If a gift meets these requirements, the donor may get a tax deduction. “We’re for tunate here because the University has such a broad mission that practically anything might qualify,” Robertson said. At the Weisman, gifts var y from teapots to a lifesize sculpture of Frederick Weisman’s mother. King said some individual gifts have been valued at $15 to $20 million. “But that’s not the most important thing when we’re looking at what to accept into a collection,” she said. Susan Weller, director of the Bell Museum of Natural Histor y, said donors often approach museum leaders, offering donations of wildlife art, scientific specimens and preser ved animals for the museum’s Touch and See
Discovery Room. About 15 years ago, the museum received a taxidermy Kodiak bear. Last month, it received a donated taxidermy mountain lion to replace an older lion that was worn out from visitors petting it, Weller said.
“We’re fortunate here because the University has such a broad mission that practically anything might qualify [for a gift].” FRANK ROBERTSON University of Minnesota Foundation
Weller said these types of gifts typically come from hunters who want to educate others about the animals. “They want to see the histor y of Minnesota preserved,” she said. “They’ve enjoyed learning about Minnesota’s natural world, and so they somehow want to give back.” About five years ago, a leading entomologist gave the University about 83,000 small flies, known as “midges,” entomology professor Leonard Ferrington said. The midges are from the late James Sublette, who
Ferrington said wanted to donate them to an institution that had the necessary equipment to store them for future research. “The value is more in the scientific value, which in a sense is priceless … because you can’t put a price on that kind of knowledge,” said Ralph Holzenthal, director of the University’s insect collection. The Department of Entomology also received insect collections from Bethel University and St. Cloud State University, as well as a collection of more than 2 million specimens from the city of Detroit, Hozenthal said. At University Libraries, people have offered book donations, but there hasn’t been space to store them in recent years, said Charles Spetland, a collection development officer for the libraries. But Kris Kiesling, director of the libraries’ Archives and Special Collections, said most donations the libraries receive aren’t books. Other gifts include manuscripts, illustrations or book memorabilia, she said. Typically, “gifts in kind” reflect the donor’s relationship with the University, said Robertson, the director of planned giving. “Many people don’t realize that they can make a gift of anything other than money.”
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cil is less than a decade old, the second cycle of reviews for all nations is not yet complete. Manor began the afternoon session by calling attention to an impending release of a set of Palestinian prisoners that coincides with the day of the review and was agreed to as part of the peace process. The 26 prisoners had been convicted of killing Israelis between 1984 and 1994, and most were serving life sentences. “All of them have blood on their hands; all of them have murdered Israelis,” Manor told diplomats. “Their release, I believe, illustrates Israel’s determination to reach an agreement with our Palestinian neighbors that will, once and for all, end the conflict.” Israel was supposed to have its second U.N. human rights review nine months ago, but it did not participate because it cut working relations with the council over its intention to launch an in-
vestigation into Jewish West Bank settlements. Dozens of nations sounded off with a litany of complaints and recommendations. Typical of the speeches was the condemnation by Egypt’s U.N. Ambassador Wafaa Bassem of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, and her nation’s demand for the immediate release of all political prisoners and free movement for Palestinian refugees. Nitzan said Israel already has made “extensive efforts to accommodate Palestinians” during the Muslim month of Ramadan, and that it has reduced the restrictions on movement between Palestinian villages and towns. Palestinian envoy Ibrahim Khraishi, however, told diplomats that Israel’s renewed participation in the council “has no value” because the country had failed to address all the concerns raised in the first review in 2008.
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Brotherhood trial judges step down BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO — The judges presiding over the trial of nearly three dozen members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, including its top leader, stepped down Tuesday after security agencies refused to let the defendants attend the courtroom sessions, judicial officials said. The move represented a sharp pushback from within the establishment over the conduct of the trial amid criticism by the Brotherhood that wide-ranging prosecutions of its leaders, including ousted President Mohammed Morsi and group leader Mohammed Badie, are only vengeful show trials. Separately, a Brotherhoodled Islamist coalition said that Morsi refuses to appoint a lawyer to represent him in his trial, which is due to start on Nov. 4, because he does not recognize the tribunal or the political system in place since his ouster. Both trials are centered on charges the defendants incited deadly violence. The Morsi and Badie tribunals are part of a string of trials that Egypt’s current military-backed administration is carrying out as part of a heavy crackdown on the Brotherhood since the July 3 coup that removed Morsi. The authorities are seeking through the prosecutions to show that the Brotherhood fueled violence during Morsi’s one-year presidency and after the coup — and to give legal justification for imprisoning its leaders. Amid the violence surrounding the crackdown and a wave of arrests of thousands of Brotherhood supporters, calls for reconciliation that would return the group — which dominated elections after the 2011 fall of Hosni Mubarak — back into the political system have gone nowhere, with neither side giving ground. The interim deputy prime minister, who has been one of the most vocal advocates of reaching a resolution, said the Brotherhood must renounce violence and accept the military-backed roadmap for the country’s transition. He criticized the group for making no concessions. “There has not been even a signal from the Muslim Brotherhood that it accepts,” Ziad Bahaa-Eldin said in a briefing with a small group of journalists, including The Associated Press. The Brotherhood and allied Islamists have rejected the new government and stuck to their demand that
Morsi be reinstated in office. They have continued protests, often leading to clashes with security forces that have killed well over 1,000 people. The Brotherhood says its protests are peaceful, but authorities accuse them of attacking security forces and provoking violence. The resignation of the three-judge panel overseeing the trial of Badie and 34 other Brotherhood members was an implicit, but sharp criticism of the fairness of the prosecutions. The judges did not give their reason for stepping aside, saying only in a statement read by judge Mohammed el-Qarmouti that they “felt uneasiness” over the proceedings, according to a court official. But a judicial official said the judges were concerned that without the defendants attending, the trial would “be held just on paper.” The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the press. The judges’ move forces the trial to start over. So far, in the trial’s two sessions — the first in August — none of the defendants has attended, apparently out of inability to ensure their safety or fear Brotherhood supporters would hold protests outside the Cairo Criminal Court where it is being held. The panel had asked the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of police, to bring the defendants to the courtroom for Tuesday’s hearing, the judicial official said. The ministry promised to do so but on Monday night, the judges were notified that “transferring the defendants to the court is impossible.” The official said the judges need to see the defendants, ask them questions and present them with allegations. The judges had come under pressure to move the trial to Cairo’s Tora prison, where the defendants are held, said Mustafa Attiya, who defends Brotherhood leader Badie. A move to the heavily secured facility would presumably prevent protests near the venue. “The judges refused, but the pressure continued,” Attiya said. “This is not a trial, this is a farce.” In the trial, Badie, his powerful deputy Khairat el-Shater, four other senior Brotherhood figures and 29 low-level Brotherhood members face charges of inciting violence. The case is rooted in June 30 clashes that left nine dead when Brotherhood members opened fire on protesters trying to storm the group’s national headquarters in Cairo.
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Four University students, pictured from left: Claire Richie, Amy Oie, Brenda West and Amanda Anderson, host a bake sale on the Washington Avenue Bridge on Tuesday. The student group Designing Dreams is raising funds for redesigning the bedroom of a 13-year-old girl who has Ewing’s sarcoma, a primary bone cancer that mainly affects children and adolescents.
Museums find 139 looted artworks BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMSTERDAM — A major investigation into whether art hanging in Dutch museums may have once been Nazi loot has yielded an unexpectedly large result: 139 suspect works, including ones by masters like Matisse, Klee and Kandinsky. The bombshell an nouncement Tuesday by the museums raises the question of why it has taken them nearly 70 years to examine their collections in a systematic way after World War II — and suggests that even more looted art may emerge from other countries that haven’t yet done so. “These objects are either thought or known to have been looted, confiscated or sold under duress,” said Siebe Weide, director of the Netherlands Museums Association. He said returning them is “both a moral obligation and one that we have
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Bank Stadium and the University of Minnesota Transitway, in April after looking at more than 80 prospective locations, the press release said. The company chose to build its destination brewery in Prospect Park because of its proximity to public transportation and the large size of the plot, said Tom Hauschild, a real estate consultant for Surly. The site will undergo soil
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we will continue to connect with voters across Minneapolis in the final days of this election,” Andrew said in a press release Monday. Andrew, a former Hennepin County Commissioner, spent about $363,000 and has nearly $57,000 left on hand. Earlier this month, three different independent committees formed to support mayoral contenders Betsy Hodges, Jackie Cher r yhomes and Andrew. These groups cannot give money directly to campaigns, but they may spend an unlimited amount on campaign mailings, adver tisements and other field efforts. Individual donors can contribute up to $500 to mayoral campaigns, according to
election guidelines. Kate Brickman, co-chair of the Hodges-suppor ting Committee for a Greater Minneapolis, said the committee was formed to “complement” the work of the candidate’s campaign. The group has raised $38,600, mostly from a labor union that endorsed Hodges. “We knew that Betsy would be outspent by other candidates, so we wanted to do what we could to amplify her vision,” Brickman said. Brickman said the Committee for a Greater Minneapolis expects to raise around $50,000 by the end of the election. The Andrew-suppor ting Coalition for a Better Minneapolis raised $136,500, nearly triple the contributions fr om the group supporting Hodges. The money mostly came from unions.
remediation before construction begins. The process, which began Tuesday, will likely take a few months to complete, Hauschild said. The project received nearly $2 million in grants from the city for cleanup, according to the press release. Despite soil issues, the location is perfect because of the redevelopment currently happening in the neighborhood, Hauschild said. “This part of the neighborhood will change drastically,” he said. “[It’s] just about to pop.” Regan Haffele, manager
go far enough. Attendees from 44 nations proclaimed the Washington Principles, declaring that “every effort should be made to publicize art that is found to have been confiscated by the Nazis” and have it returned. Many American and British museums have already conducted thorough investigations that have led to the return of looted art, though nothing has been done on a nationwide basis. In Germany, a government-led, nationwide investigation is underway. The Dutch investigation was the second in the Netherlands, with the first one in 2006 focusing only on works that were bought and sold during the war. “We’re not the first with this investigation, but thanks to this investigation we’re not far behind,” said Rudi Ekkart, a professor of art history at the University of Utrecht who headed the investigating commission.
So far, the group suppor ting Andrew has spent almost $100,000, about half on television ads. Brickman said her group isn’t planning to spend money on television commercials and is instead focusing on other forms of advertising. The group has spent $19,830 so far, mostly on campaign mailings, and Brickman said they’re still considering how to spend the rest of the money. Cher r yhomes is suppor ted by an independent group called Minneapolis For ward, but as of press time the group had not filed a finance report. Cam Gordon, who represents some University of Minnesota-area neighborhoods as Ward 2 councilman, said he doesn’t agree with independent expenditure groups helping candidates. The groups lack ac-
of local bar and restaurant Stub and Herb’s, said he’s excited to see Surly move into the booming neighborhood. “We’ve got a pretty strong relationship with them, and we’re happy for them,” he said. “And maybe they can bring some more of the craft beer scene over this way.” Although students won’t be the brewery’s target audience, the extra business from fans on Gophers game days will be a “nice icing on the cake,” Hauschild said. The massive production will also bring a lot of job opportunities for students in
the area, he said. The construction comes more than two years after Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill to allow Minnesota brewers to sell their beer on-site. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak spoke at the ceremony about the city’s partnership with the brewing company. “We … worked together to transform this formerly blighted site into a destination brewery and the next Minneapolis beer hot spot,” Rybak said at the ceremony, according to the press release.
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Other paintings included works by old Dutch masters such as Jacob Cuyp, Impressionist Isaac Israels and Modernists like Wassily Kandinsky. Other pieces uncovered in the investigation included drawings — one by Paul Klee — sculptures, antiquities and Jewish ceremonial objects. One painting by Cuyp had been purchased in good faith by the Museum of Dordrecht in 2002. The 1627 painting “Shepherdess with Child in a Landscape” had changed hands multiple times over decades before the latest Dutch investigation revealed it had belonged to a Jewish woman and was sold by a bank known for collaborating with the Nazis during the war. The Dutch are not the first to undertake such a review in the wake of a 1998 international conference on looted art in Washington that found previous attempts to return looted art didn’t
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taken upon ourselves.” The tainted art involved 69 paintings, including French artist Henri Matisse’s 1921 “Odalisque” painting of a half-nude reclining woman, which hangs at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, one of the country’s top tourist draws. All Dutch museums that hold art from before the war participated in the review. They have identified names of 20 definite looting victims and linked them with 61 of the works. The museums said they are in the process of contacting or seeking the heirs, including those of Jewish art dealer Albert Stern, the deceased owner of the Matisse. The museum had purchased the Matisse painting from Lieuwe Bangma, Stern’s Dutch representative, in 1941. But Stern was its owner before the war and the Bangma family is known to have given aid to his granddaughters during the war.
Mark Andrew Jackie Cherryhomes Dan Cohen Bob Fine Betsy Hodges Don Samuels* Cam Winton Stephanie Woodruff*
Contributions from first filing period
Contributions from second filing period
Total contributions
$272,145 $76,775 $1,176 $5,675 $188,774 $101,602 $72,800 $5,040
$148,139 $39,872 $620 $5,675 $96,492
$420,284 $116,647 $1,796 $11,350 $285,266
$35,906
$108,705
Personal loans
$31,097 $334,000 $21,500
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$363,356 $141,031 $326,774 $3,603 $277,262
$56,927 $6,663 $8,465 $3,873 $40,263
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countability, he said. “[They allow] a few wealthy people to have an enormous influence over our election system,” said Gordon, who chairs the council’s Committee on Elections. The candidate committees will continue raising funds until the Nov. 5 election. Cohen reported raising almost $336,000, the vast majority of which is his own money. He’s spent just more than $327,000 so far, mostly on television and print advertisements, and he currently has about $8,500 left on hand. City councilwoman Betsy Hodges’ most recent campaign finance repor ts weren’t available at press
time, but the Star Tribune repor ted she had raised about $285,000.
Ward 3 Attor ney Jacob Frey is running to replace twoter m incumbent Diane Hofstede to represent City Council Ward 3, which covers Marcy-Holmes and Dinkytown. According to the recent campaign finance reports, Frey’s campaign raised about $90,000, and he lent himself another $10,000. Frey said nearly 700 individual donors contributed between $25 and $300 to his campaign efforts. “The main highlight of the campaign finance report is the number of people that have contributed,” he said. “We know we have
all the momentum right now.” The candidate has spent nearly $59,000 and has $53,164 remaining. Hofstede’s latest campaign finance report wasn’t submitted to Hennepin County Elections by press time. During the last filing period, which ended in late August, she reported raising almost $30,000. Kristina Gronquist, who is running with the Green Par ty, has raised nearly $3,500 and has spent $1,230 so far this election. Michael Katch, a Libertarian candidate r unning in the ward, didn’t file campaign finance reports. Nathaniel Rabuzzi contributed to this report
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Russia trashes Olympic ‘no waste’ plan BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AKHSHTYR, Russia — Trucks rumble to the edge of a gigantic pit filled with spray cans, tires and foam sheets and dump a stream of concrete slabs that send up a cloud of limestone dust. Other tr ucks pile clay on top and a bulldozer mixes ever ything together in a rudimentar y effort to hide the mess. This landfill outside Sochi, which will host the Winter Olympics in 100 days, is smack in the middle of a water protection zone where dumping industrial waste is banned. As a centerpiece of its Olympic bid, Russia trumpeted a “Zero Waste” program that promised the cleanest games ever, saying it would refrain from dumping constr uction waste and rely on reusable materials. But on a visit last week to Akhshtyr, just nor th of Sochi, The Associated Press found that Russia’s state-owned rail monopoly is dumping tons of construction waste into what authorities call an illegal landfill, raising concerns of possible contamination in the water that
directly supplies Sochi. The finding shows how little Russia has done to fulfill its ambitious green pledges. Its $51 billion budget for the Olympics contains no pr ovisions for treating constr uction waste. In a letter obtained by the AP, the Environmental Protection Agency in the area where Sochi is located told the Black Sea resort’s environment council in late August that it had inspected the Akhshtyr landfill and found “unauthorized dumping of constr uction waste as well as soil from excavation works.” The agency said it fined Russian Railways, whose Sochi project costs billions of dollars, $3,000 for the dumping. It didn’t order the dump closed. The EPA’s Sochi representative visited the site earlier this month and insisted it was being cleaned up, villagers and activists who were present at that meeting said. The agency was unavailable for comment this week. The main health concern surrounding the landfill is to the water supply. Authorities confirm
that Russian Railways operates the Akhshtyr dump without a license — but it wouldn’t be able to obtain one even if it tried. That’s because the village lies in an area where dumping constr uction waste and soil is forbidden under the Russian Water Code. Moisture from the landfill seeps through porous karst rocks into underground springs that feed the nearby Mzymta River, which provides up to half the water supply in Sochi. “Water from here will be contaminating Sochi’s fresh water springs for the next 10 to 15 years,” said Vladimir Kimaev, a member of the Environmental Watch on North Caucasus. Boris Golubov, a geologist with the Russian Academy of Sciences, said it is impossible to accurately judge the impact of the Akhshtyr dump without a chemical breakdown of the waste and a full geological survey of the rocks. He said, however, that the landfill’s location on karst is potentially hazardous. “Whenever you star t dumping something or dig, you’ve got to think twice,” Golubov said.
Russian Railways is building the most expensive piece of Sochi infrastructure, a 30-mile highway and railroad link between the airpor t and the Alpine venues that has already cost the government $8.5 billion. President Vladimir Putin was in Sochi this week to inaugurate a train station that serves as a hub for the link ahead of celebrations Tuesday marking exactly 100 days before the opening ceremony. The press office of Russian Railways’ construction unit, which is responsible for the road and manages the limestone quar r yturned-waste dump in Akhshtyr, told AP that it paid the $3,000 fine in August. The company blamed the dumping on a subcontractor, insisting that the waste management firm had “rectified the violations” — even after being told that AP had seen trucks dumping concrete and that the pit was still filled with construction waste. Outside the crater the size of three football fields, villagers complain that tr ucks continue to bring in constr uction waste by night and soil by day — as
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garbage canisters and just grabbing ever ything and throwing it out. I lost everything,” she said. Mor row said she was out of business for almost a month and lost more than $100,000 wor th of equipment, supplies, furniture and business from the flood. Schulz said she had to cover two-thirds of the losses out-of-pocket because insurance only covered par t. Things are returning to normal now, Schulz said. “Now my numbers look great,” Schulz said. “We’re back in business.” All businesses relied partially or wholly on insurance to repair their losses. Hill said the city’s plumbing is getting older, but residents shouldn’t worry. “We have water mains that are growing old and are doing just fine,” he said. He referenced a break in January, when construction equipment struck a water main and flooded a busy downtown street. Cunningham Group Architecture reopened three hours after the break, associate principal Julie Lang said. Cunningham’s basement flooded, damaging their model archives, Lang said. The firm is currently freeze-drying the models to see what they can salvage. “It’s cer tainly inconvenient,” Lang said, “but we’re making things work as best we can.”
Businesses use flood to improve
Aster Cafe reopened
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The entrance to the Aster Cafe patio on Main Street on Sunday. After a water pipe burst Sept. 5 and forced many small businesses to close, Aster Cafe used the time to revamp its outdoor appearance by reconstructing the patio.
on Oct. 10 after closing for almost six weeks to repair damage from the break. Manager Michelle Coy said the café rebuilt its entire kitchen, rebuilt its patio and replaced all of the flooring. The break only knocked Mobile Enter tainment out of business for two hours. Owner Bill Neuenschwander said the business moved into a covered walkway outside the St. Anthony Main Theatre to keep the tours running. Neuenschwander said he had to replace $180,000 wor th of Segways after the flood, 12 of which were brand new. Neuenschwander also increased his staff by 25 percent and said he plans to expand in the spring. Neuenschwander said they don’t do tours in the winter, so they can wait to
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A water pipe burst beneath a historic St. Anthony Main building complex on Sept. 5 affecting many small businesses in the area. Businesses are just now back to normal or are still working on improvements.
expand. “We’re not pushing our landlord to build our space out to get right back in business because, really, it’s not that critical for us at this time,” he said. Coy said customers
tently dismissed claims that Sochi is failing on its green commitments. Speaking to reporters this year, he admitted “certain violations,” but denied claims that trash still gets dumped in illegal landfills. The only thing being dumped in Sochi, he said, is soil, a by-product of tunnel works. Kozak said the soil “only improves the landscape of the Sochi National Park and does not harm it in any way.” Kozak spokesman Ilya Dzhus told AP — after being confr onted with evidence of last Friday’s dumping and the tons of waste that sit in the village pit — that “the situation in Akhshtyr is under control.” Environmental officials inspected the site this month and briefed the government on the results. “There are no significant violations of the law on storing hazardous waste to speak of,” Dzhus said. Local officials said they have tried to clean up the dump, removing 300 tons of waste in all. But they would not address the evidence that it was still stuf fed with waste on Friday.
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they have been doing for at least three months. Russian Railways isn’t only dumping in the pit: Just outside the quarr y’s fence, a plot of land it leases is strewn with broken helmets, plastic tubes, foam sheets and tires. Residents say they have been complaining to authorities about the dumping for months. “Authorities are telling us that this quarry is illegal and that it has been closed, but you can see that it’s still here,” said village chief Alexander Koropov. “We don’t know what to do. We would like to petition God, but we haven’t got his address. He’s the only person we haven’t petitioned yet.” To c o m p o u n d A k h shtyr’s problems, the village’s wells dried up as the road project got underway, depriving it of its own water source and forcing it to rely on weekly deliveries in large cisterns. Local officials concede that wells began to go dr y as soon as constr uction star ted, but won’t place blame. Dmitr y Kozak, the deputy prime minister in charge of the preparations for the games, has persis-
dropped of f flowers and gave the employees food and gifts during the remodel. “Ever yone in the building has stopped in to see how each other is doing,” she said.
LONDON — Nine women and three men were sworn in as a jury Tuesday to hear Britain’s tabloid phone hacking trial — and war ned by the judge to ignore a morass of “inaccurate and misleading” reports about the high-profile case. Two former senior executives in Ruper t Murdoch’s media empire — former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson — and six others face charges stemming from the revelation that employees at the Murdoch-owned tabloid eavesdropped on the phone voicemails of celebrities, politicians, crime victims and others in their search for scoops. They all deny the charges. The hacking scandal led Murdoch to shut the 168-year-old newspaper and continues to shake Britain’s media, police and political establishments. Judge John Saunders told the jur y at London’s Central Criminal Cour t that the case had received “an unprecedented amount” of publicity that they must ignore in order to tr y the defendants on the evidence alone. “Not only the defendants are on trial; British justice is on trial,” he said. Saunders said much commentar y on the case had been “inaccurate and misleading” as well as “offensive and demeaning to some of the defendants.” “It is essential that you put all that material ... out of your mind,” he said. “It is the verdict of you 12, and only you 12, that we want at the end of this trial.” The judge also told the jur y to ignore the storm of chatter about the case, from tweets from opinionated celebrities to the satirical magazine Private Eye, which emblazoned a picture of the flame-haired Brooks on the cover of its latest “Halloween special” issue. “It is meant to be satire,” he told the jur y. “You ignore it.” The British judicial system often tries to keep jurors from seeing material that lawyers fear may prejudice a trial, and the latest issue of Private Eye drew inquiries from the police. The Metropolitan Police said of ficers questioned a newspaper vendor outside Far ringdon train and subway station, near
the court, and warned him the publication might be in contempt of court. The vendor, Tom McCarthy, said he refused to remove the magazine from sale, and the attorney general’s office announced later Tuesday that it was not going to take legal action against Private Eye. The eight defendants in the phone hacking case were told to stand in the dock as the sevencount indictment was read against them. Prosecution lawyer Andrew Edis is due to begin his case Wednesday, outlining in detail the allegations of criminal activity by the former media high-flyers. The case — expected to last up to six months — is the first major criminal trial spawned by the 2011 revelation that the News of the World had hacked the mobile phone voicemails of kidnapped 13-year-old Milly Dowler, who was later found murdered. Brooks, 45, edited both the News of the World and its sister paper, The Sun, and was chief executive of Murdoch’s British newspaper division. Coulson, 45, also edited the News of the World before becoming communications chief to Prime Minister David Cameron. Brooks and Coulson face charges of conspiring to intercept communications — phone hacking — and conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office, which refers to illegal payments to officials. For mer News of the World managing editor Stuar t Kuttner and exnews editor Ian Edmondson also are charged with phone hacking — in conjunction with Brooks, Coulson and others — over a period stretching from 2000 to 2006. The paper’s former royal editor, Clive Goodman, is charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in a public of fice alongside Coulson. Brooks, her husband Charles Brooks, her former assistant Cheryl Carter and former News International security chief Mark Hanna are charged with attempting to obstruct the phone hacking investigation by withholding documents, computers and other equipment from police. The phone-hacking scandal spur red a U.K. judge-led media-ethics inquir y and wide-ranging criminal investigations into hacking, briber y and other illegal behavior.
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Students: Get food stamps Students may not even realize they qualify for SNAP benefits that could help them afford groceries.
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However, as the law currently stands, some University of Minnesota students could help themselves by enrolling in the program. More than 12 percent of students ages 19 to 24 rely on food stamps nationwide. Although this number has risen significantly, there are still many students who qualify for SNAP but don’t enroll.
Who is eligible? Most students don’t qualify for SNAP assistance. However, a student who is enrolled at least half-time and takes par t in a work-study program, works at least 20 hours a week, receives assistance benefits under Title IV-A or
is raising a child may qualify. There are some additional requirements that can be found on the Food and Nutrition Service website. If you live on campus and more than half of your meals come from a school meal plan, then you are not eligible. I personally don’t qualify for the program. However, my roommate has used food stamps since the beginning of the semester. He applied online in August, and he’s since received about $130 on his EBT, or Electronic Benefit Transfer, account. Although it might not sound like much, these funds, in addition to his regular paycheck, have allowed him to afford essential groceries on top of the monthly bills.
Why not? Most students don’t enroll in SNAP is because of the negative stigma attached to the program. For decades, media outlets and politicians have been associating food stamps with people who are lazy and abuse the system for some easy cash. Slate even profiled Minneapolis “hipsters” who use food stamps
DEATHS IN IRAQ: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 4,802 — IRAQI CIVILIANS: 115,103- PLUS DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN: U.S. & COALITION TROOPS: 3,383 — AFGHAN CIVILIANS: UNKNOWN
to buy fancy food from The Wedge, an Uptown-based food co-op. However, 83 percent of funds dispersed through the SNAP program go to households with a child, an elderly person or a disabled person. Also, with the average benefit an individual receives amounting to less than $1.50 per meal, there is simply no way someone could make a living off of their food stamp benefits. Although these claims against people relying on the program have been proven to be false, people are still embarrassed to rely on this program. It’s entirely possible the new regulations for food stamp use will change how many students are capable of using the program. If the program is indeed cut by $40 billion, those already on the program could be kicked out as opposed to new people being ushered in. Still, as long as it’s an option, eligible students should look into food stamps. Connor Nikolic welcomes comments at cnikolic@mndaily.com.
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Laws of Halloween Halloween expectations for women cause us to do crazy things.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Developing campus safety Campus safety has been a focal point this fall. From traffic incidents to robberies, we’ve already seen far too many frightening headlines and crime alerts. Understandably, students and parents are concerned. Questions have been raised about everything from law enforcement techniques to official communication methods. Instead of simply reading headlines or tweets and assuming it’s the Wild West on and around campus, it’s important to understand the efforts of University police and facts about campus safety.
Crime is at a 25-year low
The common misperception holds that crime is rampant on and around campus. The facts show a different reality. In 1989, there were 2,082 Part I Crimes (robbery, theft, burglary, homicide, rape, etc.) reported on campus; more than 45,000 were reported in the City of Minneapolis. By 2012, those numbers had dropped significantly: 572 Part I Crimes on campus and just more than 23,000 citywide. There are many reasons for the drop in crime: better coordination between UMPD and Minneapolis police, 2,500 high-quality security cameras on campus, improved policing techniques, and a more creative use of statistics and crime trends. It’s unrealistic to hope that we can get to a crime rate of zero, but we’ll continue to work to not only keep the campus safe but also to allow people to feel safe.
Arrests have been made
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he government-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamp program, is causing heated debate in Washington. The Right demanded cuts in funding, citing outliers who abuse the system. The Left pointed to the program’s users who are employed but still cannot afford to pay for monthly groceries in addition to medical and living expenses. I am not a politician, nor do I aspire to become one. I’m a student who values my own well-being. I won’t waste time urging officials to support or cut funding for SNAP. Rather, I want to encourage my peers to use the program while it is available. We don’t know how the students receiving SNAP assistance would be af fected by a proposed $40 billion cut.
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cent string of robberies, our UMPD Coordinated Response Team has been hard at work looking at trends and data, increasing undercover patrols and working closely with the Minneapolis Police Department and Metro Transit Police. In recent weeks, UMPD has made arrests in at least two of the robbery cases and in a purse-snatching case. We’ve also recovered a handgun likely used in an earlier August robbery, and we continue to assist Minneapolis police in the investigation of other crimes. With one exception, the robberies have occurred of f-campus and are therefore officially either Minneapolis police or Metro Transit Police cases. We have turned the arrested suspects over to those agencies for completion.
Bad guys are increasingly brazen
Despite a continuing drop in the number of crimes, we have seen a disturbing change in the way criminals work. For years, one of the best ways to stay safe was to walk with someone. In all of the recent robberies, students walking in pairs were attacked by groups of five or six men. They know that robbing two or more victims at the same time usually results in two or more cell phones, laptops and wallets. Even with the increasingly brazen nature in how the criminals work, the notion of “safety in numbers” is valid. Students are encouraged to walk a friend home, travel in groups or utilize the Security Monitor Program or the Gopher Chauffeur.
Crime alerts are important reading
The University sends
crime alerts to inform the community of serious crimes that have been committed reasonably near to campus and where no arrest has been made. The Clery Act requires us to send the alerts, but our commitment goes beyond the requirements. We make our crime alerts factual and to the point, and we provide as much of a description of the suspects as possible.
Shared responsibility of safety
Even the most allencompassing initiatives can’t succeed without the understanding that safety is a responsibility shared by ever yone on campus. For the University, that includes providing the infrastructure and personnel needed to create and sustain safe and secure places. For the city of Minneapolis, that means working to ensure that the neighborhoods surrounding the University are safe. For students, that means taking steps like not walking alone at night, staying sober enough to fend for yourself and securing your belongings. It also means watching out for fellow students who are not engaging in safe behavior, or if you obser ve suspicious circumstances or fear for your safety, never hesitate to call 911. We would rather prevent a crime than respond to one. Finally, remember that the University area is safer than at any other time in the past 25 years. UMPD and par tner agencies are working to ensure this remains the case. Greg Hestness University police Chief
adies, Halloween is just around the corner, and we finally have an excuse to dress scantily and don a pair of animal ears, despite the forecast. As Cady ADITI PRADEEP said in “Mean columnist Girls,” “In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” Aren’t we lucky? Choosing a Halloween costume generates more debate, pros-andcons lists and research than choosing a major. We spend massive amounts of time in thrift shops and costume stores. Ideas are exchanged, approved and disapproved — we need to find that perfect costume. Regardless, deciding what to be on Halloween is difficult — perhaps one of the most stressful decisions we have to make each year. Most importantly, we are governed by Halloween rules. How these rules differ is based on the people we hang around, but they essentially fall under two categories:
The sexy costumes “Mean Girls” blew the lid off the sexy-Halloween-girl essentials: a dress or lingerie and a pair of animal ears. The options are endless: cat, mouse, dog, ladybug, chimpanzee, etc. Like Kristen Schaal demonstrated on “The Daily Show” last week, there are waves of sexy costumes — or foods (sexy carrot or sexy pizza, anyone?) — out there for females. Essentially anything really works as long as a lot of leg or cleavage is on display. These costumes, like our mail people, clearly work despite rain or shine, snow or sleet.
Ironic and cultural costumes
Be honest, how many of you have Googled clever Halloween costumes before? These costumes include any obscure movie star, a ’90s cartoon character or anything that makes a political statement (i.e. binder full of women last year). These Halloween costumes put your wit and ingenuity to the test. Anxiety in the form of: “What if no one understands what I am?” or “What if this isn’t funny enough?” will plague your thoughts. At the end of the day, Halloween is a holiday, so give your brain a rest. Regardless of your party’s costume expectations, pick out something that you feel comfortable in — and keeps you warm in this crazy Minnesota weather. Besides, you’ll always have next year. Aditi Pradeep welcomes comments at apradeep@mndaily.com.
Getting on track with bike infrastructure A Washington Avenue cycle track would be an important first step for the city.
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he Hennepin County Board is considering several plans for a five-block section of Washington Avenue, including the development of cycle tracks on the downtown corridor. We support the third plan before the Board, which involves a cycle track along Washington Avenue between Hennepin Avenue and South Fifth Avenue. Washington Avenue will be reconstructed next year no matter what, so adding in a cycle track would not affect the existing street; it would only alter the reconstruction design. A cycle track would be an important step for the University of Minnesota area and Minneapolis.
Why cycle tracks? Cycle tracks — separated or protected bike lanes — create a physical barrier between cyclists and general traffic. In the case of Washington Avenue, the barrier could be a curb and a buffer zone. According to a University of British Columbia study, cycle tracks along major streets are one of the safest options for bikes. Malik Holt-Shabazz, community organizer for the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, said Hennepin County staff recommended a plan for Washington Avenue that includes a cycle track. The Minneapolis Bicycle Advisory Committee and Minneapolis Pedestrian Advisory Committee also support a protected bikeway. Cycle tracks are particularly effective on major roads because they limit dangerous car interactions and serve as a medium for greater understanding between drivers and cyclists.
A litmus test for the city The city of Minneapolis released a Climate Action Plan adopted earlier this year that included a goal of 30 new miles of on-street, protected bike lanes by 2025. Ethan Fawley, executive director of the Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition, said there’s less than a mile of new cycle tracks in the city, nowhere near the city’s goal. Fawley said there are cycle tracks in a few areas of the city, including behind TCF Bank Stadium and near the Walker Art Center. Hennepin County decided against a Minnehaha Avenue cycle track project last month. The cycle track plan for Minnehaha Avenue received flak for projected tree and parking losses, as well as sightline issues, which would have made it harder for drivers to see cyclists. Craig Twinem, Hennepin County design division manager for the project, said every corridor is different. Twinem said Washington Avenue doesn’t have the same issues as Minnehaha Avenue and is unique in how wide it is. With only a few blocks affected by the plan and so few new cycle tracks in the city, cycle tracks on Washington Avenue would serve as an important but approachable litmus test to gauge the effectiveness of these bike facilities.
A 21st centur y road 4th District County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin supports a cycle track plan for Washington Avenue. “What we need is a 21st centur y Washington Avenue,” McLaughlin said. “We have a good design.” The Minneapolis Downtown Council’s 2025 plan called for advanced transit options and for a connection between the University area and downtown Minneapolis. Interest in cycle tracks has increased exponentially in the U.S. over the past five years. Earlier this year, the Federal Highway Administration launched a project to study and design cycle tracks. A cycle track on Washington Avenue would help University bicyclists get to the Central Corridor light-rail line. It would also open up the area from the Marcy-Holmes, West Bank and Seven Corners neighborhoods to downtown. The Minneapolis riverfront area near Washington Avenue is expected to see huge developments in the near future, with the new Vikings stadium and the Yard coming in, an improving economy and other development, McLaughlin said. With so much development in the area, the city needs to move forward by implementing a plan with cycle tracks on Washington Avenue because it is a crucial corridor in the area. “We’re taking big steps with Washington Avenue,” McLaughlin said. “It’s been auto-centric for 50 years. We’re moving away from that.”
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Kill to continue limited coaching role Jerry Kill will be in the coaches’ box for the Indiana game Saturday. BY NATE GOTLIEB ngotlieb@mndaily.com
Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill said Tuesday he needs to “work smarter” after health issues forced him to step away from the team earlier this month. Kill, on leave to focus on his epilepsy treatment since Oct. 10, spoke to the media Tuesday for the first time since Oct. 3 and indicated that his coaching staff will continue to play a larger role, even after he fully returns. “I ain’t really going to fix anything,” Kill said. “My ego ain’t that big. I just want to win.” The Gophers are in the midst of their most successful season of Kill’s three-year tenure. The team recorded its biggest win in the Jerry Kill era Saturday with a 34-23 victory over then-No. 25 Nebraska. It was the Gophers’ second consecutive win with defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys as acting head coach and Kill watching from the coaches’ box. Kill said he will again be in the coaches’ box this weekend when the Gophers (6-2, 2-2 Big Ten) face Indiana (3-4, 1-2 Big Ten) in Bloomington, Ind. Kill did not specify what his role would be but indicated he may be involved in the game. Kill has had two gameday seizures this season. His first was during the Gophers’ Sept. 14 win over Western Illinois. The other came on the morning of the team’s
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Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill watches from the sidelines in the first half against Western Illinois on Sept. 14 at TCF Bank Stadium.
Oct. 5 loss to Michigan, and the head coach was unable to travel for the game. On Oct. 10, the University announced Kill would take an open-ended leave to focus on his epilepsy treatment and that Claeys would assume head coaching duties. The Gophers are 2-0 under Claeys. Kill has attended both games but under entirely dif ferent circumstances.
He made a surprise appearance at the Northwestern game Oct. 19, and players said they were shocked to see him at the game. Kill’s presence at the Nebraska game was expected, and he was even shown on the scoreboard giving a pregame speech. He said Tuesday that he was communicating with the team’s quarterbacks during the game. Kill said he was at prac-
tice all last week in an observational role and spent a lot of time recruiting. He did not say Tuesday whether he would return to the sidelines this season. He also didn’t directly comment on his health but indicated improvement by saying he’ll be able to drive by February. “I guess that sums it up,” Kill said. “I’m going to beat the odds.”
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4 Kill said he received a note from Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano, who took a leave of absence last season after being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. 4 Kill and linebackers c o a c h B i l l M i l l e r, t h e oldest members of Minnesota’s coaching staf f, watched from the coaches’
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Morris commits to Pitino’s team Minnesota coach Richard Pitino signed guard Carlos Morris. BY JACE FREDERICK jfrederick@mndaily.com
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Minnesota forward Kionna Kellogg dribbles past Denver forward Theresa Wirth on Dec. 5, 2012, at Williams Arena.
“That’s got to be a big part of what we do this year.” Minnesota’s defense was effective Tuesday, but Winona State is a Division II team that likely won’t pose as much of a threat to the Gophers as other Big Ten programs. Sophomore Jackie Johnson made some noise in the second half, scoring a careerhigh 12 points. The forward said her improvement came from being more engaged when not on the court. “I think it started by trying to help my teammates
box as the fans stormed the field. “I watched my wife about get r un over,” Kill said. “I think one of the administrators kind of saved her. But I watched all the people. I watched security tr y to hold people back. That wasn’t going to work. So I watched them all take the field.”
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Minnesota washes away Winona State 82-44 The Gophers never trailed Tuesday night, and Amanda Zahui B.’s presence was evident from the opening tip — literally. The 6-foot-5-inch redshirt freshman tapped the ball back to a teammate and then scored the first basket of the season as the Gophers ran past Winona State 82-44 in their first exhibition action of the season at Williams Arena on Tuesday. Zahui B. made an impact throughout the game and had a double-double at halftime. It was her first contest in a Gophers uniform, and she finished with 28 points and 19 rebounds. “I think it was important for her to just get out here and play,” head coach Pam Borton said. “She has a long way to go, but hopefully she can build off of this.” Rachel Banham also had 13 points at the break, but lighting up the stat sheet is nothing new for the junior guard. Banham averaged a team-high 20.7 points last season and is on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award. Thirty players were honored, and Banham is one of just three Big Ten players on the watch list. “It feels great,” she said. “It’s cool. I’m ver y happy about it.” On Monday, Borton said Minnesota needs to shore up its defense this season after being 11th out of 12 teams in the Big Ten for defense last year. Minnesota allowed 65.5 points per game. Borton said the team did a lot of work over the summer to improve defensively and some of that shone through Tuesday night. Banham had two steals in the first half that led to breakaway layups. Zahui B. had two blocks in the first half as well. “I felt like we got in some passing lanes,” Borton said. “We’re really emphasizing that.
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more when I wasn’t playing,” Johnson said. “Trying to be versatile and becoming better every day.” Senior forward Micaëlla Riché did not play Tuesday due to an ankle injur y incurred in practice earlier this week. She started at center last season but will move to power forward to start alongside Zahui B. “It makes us bigger,” Borton said about adding Zahui B. “We were one of the smaller teams in the Big Ten last year. … I’m excited for
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS
MINNESOTA 82, WINONA STATE 44 Field goals 3pt field goals Free throws Rebounds Turnovers Blocks Steals
WSU 14-59 10-40 6-11 35 11 1 5
MINN 30-56 5-12 17-27 48 9 5 4
SOURCE: GOPHERSPORTS.COM
Micäella to come back and play those two together.”
Richard Pitino’s first recruiting class as the Gophers head coach is star ting to come together. And it added another guard to the mix when junior college guard Carlos Morris announced his commitment to Minnesota on Tuesday. Mor ris said he texted Pitino with his decision late Monday night after the two spoke on the phone. “I just texted him, ‘I’m coming,’” Mor ris said. “He woke up this mor ning [and was] like, ‘Man, that’s the greatest text I’ve ever had.’” Morris said he thought Minnesota might be the right place for him after his visit in late September. He chose the Gophers over the University of Alabama-Birmingham, which he visited this past weekend. “I kind of felt like [Minnesota] was that right spot,” he said. “I felt like it was the right time.” The 6-foot-5-inch threestar guard attends Chipola College in Marianna, Fla. He averaged 13.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game with the Indians last season. Mor ris said he can play either the two or the three on the cour t and said he likes to get the ball and push it up the floor. He said Pitino’s up-tempo system played a big role in his commitment. “I don’t want to be in a system that’s slow,” Mor-
ris said. “We’re tr ying to get a quick shot, get more possessions and speed up other guys.” He said the coaching staf f told him he would play a position similar to that of Gophers senior guard Austin Hollins.
“I kind of felt like [Minnesota] was that right spot. I felt like it was the right time.” CARLOS MORRIS Chipola College guard
Morris said he’s ready for the role. “[Hollins] is a big-time player. He’s got a chance to get to the [NBA],” Morris said. “I’ve got big shoes to fill, so it’s my time to step up.” Another reason Morris gave for choosing the Gophers is that he feels the pr ogram will set him up well for the future. “[I’m] playing for Rick Pitino’s son, so you know he’s got connections,” Morris said. “I definitely feel like I’m going to be well-connected after I leave Minnesota.” Mor ris goes by the nickname “Squir rel.” He said his grandfather gave him the name when he was a baby, and it has stuck ever since. “Squirrel” joins Washington for ward Josh Martin and Georgia guard Nate Mason in the Gophers’ 2014 class. “I’m ver y excited,” Morris said of the class so far. “We’ve got to do it. It’s a big year for us.”
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Gophers’ graduation rates on the rise U student-athletes graduate at 86 percent, higher than the average.
More Gophers athletes are earning their degrees than ever before. The NCAA revealed its annual Graduation Success Rate last Thursday, and Minnesota scored an 86 percent — five percentage points higher than the national average. Those figures are based on student-athletes who entered college between 2003 and 2006. The GSR, which measures the proportion of student-athletes who graduate, includes transfer students and athletes who graduate within six years in good academic standing. The national GSR came in at 81 percent, an all-time high, said NCAA spokesperson Stacey Osburn. “I think we’ve achieved some great success lately,” Osburn said. “[Student-athletes] understand the program, and we’re seeing more of them graduate than ever before.” Since the NCAA first began tracking GSR with student-athletes who entered college in 1995, the national rate has improved by eight percentage points, Osburn
said. Minnesota ranks only eighth in the Big Ten in overall GSR, but it improved its rate for the eighth straight year. Northwestern led the Big Ten with a GSR of 97 percent, one of the highest in the nation. Eight Minnesota teams scored 100 percent, including men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s gymnastics, and women’s volleyball, golf, cross country and track and field and soccer. Senior women’s cross countr y runner Laura Docherty said her coaches and advisers have played a major role in her team’s academic success. “We get a lot of individual attention from our advisers, which is pretty nuts given how many people we have on the team,” she said. Docherty said the coaches do a good job of recruiting athletes who are also committed to academics. “Our coaches recr uit people who are ver y independent and get their work done on their own,” she said. Former Gophers men’s tennis player Rok Bonin agreed. He said coaches who focus on recr uiting good students always have better graduation rates. “A lot of tennis teams around the countr y have pretty good graduation rates,” Bonin said. “I guess there are a lot of smar t
WOMEN’S GOLF
HOCKEY
BY JAKE STARK jstark@mndaily.com
Women finish at No. 5
tennis players out there.” All three of Minnesota’s revenue sports — football, men’s basketball and men’s hockey — improved their GSR scores from the previous year. Men’s basketball and men’s hockey increased their GSR scores by 15 and 16 percentage points, respectively. Those were the largest improvements in GSR among teams at Minnesota. “Certainly, we love our basketball, and we love our athletics,” head men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino said. “But this is also a great degree with great opportunities.” He said he constantly reminds the team of the rich oppor tunities that come with getting a degree from the University. Gophers junior guard Kendal Shell said athletes receive so much help from academic counselors that it’s not hard to stay on track and earn a degree. “They make it ver y clear to us: If you don’t do right in the classroom, you won’t do well on the court,” Shell said. He said coaches work with the academic counselors to implement strict rules for athletes on how they should conduct themselves in the classroom. For example, basketball players are required to sit in the front of their
classrooms, Shell said. “The education that this University brings is one in a million,” he said. “We need to remember to respect the teachers who are helping us earn our degrees.” Sophomore guard Wally Ellenson, who also competes on the track and field team, said balancing two sports with academics can be extremely difficult. But he said the individual attention he receives from tutors and counselors makes a big difference. “There’s no of fseason, and I’m busy with academics the whole time,” Ellenson said. “Our tutoring and advising has improved greatly in all of our programs.” Freshman walk-on guard Jasen Baranowski said balancing academics with athletics can be intimidating, especially for freshman athletes. “At first, I was concerned about figuring it all out,” he said. “You eventually get the hang of it with all of the support they give you.” He said older athletes have set a good example for him, and he thinks even more athletes will earn their degrees in the future. “All you have to do is just watch the older guys doing homework in the locker r oom,” he said.
BIG TEN STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADUATION SUCCESS RATES 2012-2013
97%
NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS OHIO STATE
90% 89%
IOWA
88%
MICHIGAN
88%
PENN STATE
88%
MICHIGAN STATE
87%
MINNESOTA
86%
WISCONSIN INDIANA
85% 82%
NEBRASKA
80%
PURDUE
80% SOURCE: NCAA.ORG
“You get an understanding of the impor tance of
academics and graduating that way.”
Students train for weeks to operate Zamboni at games
The Gophers will take a break until their next meet in February 2014. BY DANE MIZUTANI dmizutani@mndaily.com
Minnesota’s women’s golf team wrapped up its fall season Monday with a fifth-place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational, the team’s last competition until February. Minnesota shot an aggregate 10-over par but finished only seven strokes behind first-place San Diego State. The Aztecs finished an aggregate 3-over par to win the tournament. The Las Vegas Invitational was originally scheduled as a three-day, three-round tournament, but high winds on Monday canceled the second round. The Gophers’ per formance in the two-round tournament was their secondbest finish of the fall season. They placed third at a season-opening tournament in mid-September. “We’ve had some times of really great golf,” head coach Michele Redman said. “We’re really close to playing really well right now, and that’s exciting.” Redman said everyone on the team has been playing really well throughout the fall, but she added that she wants her team to work on being more consistent when the spring season rolls around. Banchalee Theinthong paced the Gophers with an aggregate score of even-par. She finished tied for eighth overall. Theinthong finished three strokes ahead of the next highest finisher from Minnesota. “She hit the ball really well,” Redman said of Theinthong. “If she would have made some putts, I think she would have had a chance to win the tournament. That’s a good thing for us.” Theinthong thought she played really well at the tournament but said she agrees she needs to work on her short game. “We just grinded it out,” she said. “We have improved a lot this fall season. We’re getting better … and it should help us in the future.” Minnesota will now take a break from competition until Feb. 9.
Economics senior Scott Judd drives a Zamboni to clean up the ice after a free skate at Mariucci Arena on Monday.
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game. Ultimately, the way I look at it is: If we don’t have ice, we don’t have a game.” Sorenson’s job requires him to arrive at the facilities early — many days at 6 a.m. — and leave late. There is no typical day on the job, he said. Sometimes he and his team have to run the Zambonis up to 13 or 14 times a day. The University has three Zambonis, which must be carefully maintained. Economics senior Scott Judd played hockey when he was younger, and now he works with Sorenson. He said when he was growing up, he didn’t realize the process that went into creating a fresh sheet of ice — it was something he took for granted when he was playing hockey. The work that Sorenson, fellow icemaker Isaac Risbrudt and their team do is something that generally goes unnoticed by fans but not by women’s hockey head coach Brad Frost. “They do a great job with our ice, and there’s nothing better as a hockey player
than stepping out on a fresh sheet of ice,” Frost said. “They’re kind of some unsung heroes within our program.” And it doesn’t go unnoticed by impartial outsiders, either. “A lot of the referees say that they believe that we are probably one of the top ice [sheets] in college hockey,” Sorenson said.
Learning the process
Before students are allowed to drive the Zambonis, they go through an extensive training process. “We’re relying on a student to drive a $100,000 piece of equipment,” Craig Flor, facilities director of Mariucci and Ridder arenas, said. Because of that, training is about a month long, he said. Sorenson said students don’t start out resurfacing the ice. First, they learn about the facilities: the layout, the way to properly clean them and the way to open and close them, among other things. Many students need a full month of training to master the Zamboni. “It took me a couple days to learn how to drive,” nutrition science senior Erica
Revering said, “but it took a month before I was really comfortable doing it and didn’t have to really think about things the entire time.”
“If the band doesn’t show up, we can still have a game. If the cheerleaders don’t show up, we can still have the game. ... Ultimately, the way I look at it is: If we don’t have ice, we don’t have a game.” LON SORENSON lead icemaker
Flor said part of the challenge of driving the Zamboni is its structure. “If you think of a blind spot in a car, the whole thing is blind,” Flor said. “It can be very intimidating being up on it because of what you can’t see.” But the difficulty of manning the Zamboni isn’t just about mechanics. “I don’t think it’s difficult to operate the machine, but it’s a very … complex ma-
chine that does need a lot of your senses to drive,” Sorenson said. While driving, Zamboni operators need to know when to lay water and when to shave ice. Sorenson said the ideal ice thickness is anywhere from 1.25 to 1.5 inches. “We’ve got to have thick enough ice. I can run a game on thick ice,” he said. “I can’t run a game on thin ice.” It’s a balancing act because while thicker ice is playable, the refrigeration system has to work harder and costs more. Sport management senior Lucas Van Nevel said workers drill into the concrete and use a ruler to measure the thickness of the ice. They repeat the process every Monday night to make sure everything is as it should be.
Student workers Van Nevel said he always saw Zambonis as a kid and hoped he would someday be able to drive one. Now, he drives them in front of thousands of Gophers fans at men’s and women’s games. Though game driving is typically reserved for the two full-time drivers, student
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workers get the opportunity on occasion. “They are definitely students that … have shown that they know how to operate the machine at a higher level and they also have to ability to do the process in front of a lot of people,” Sorenson said. Van Nevel said he’s driven close to 10 to 15 times this season He said the job can be a little nerve-wracking at times, but he said he’s become more comfortable as he’s done it more. “I can remember my first time last year. … I was very nervous to go out in front of 10,000 fans, but once you get out there, you remember it’s just like driving when there’s nobody here,” he said. Driving the Zambonis isn’t the only job the student workers have to complete. “It’s actually a small part of what we do,” Revering said. “It’s important, but we also do a lot of arena maintenance and cleaning.” But for workers who’ve been on the job for years, driving during a game is a reward. “I feel very honored that my boss has given me this responsibility,” Van Nevel said. “For him to be able to trust me is very, very rewarding.”
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Today’s Birthday (10/30): Your next year sparkles and crackles with creative energy. Springtime is especially fun, as someone special enters your inner circle. Capture the muse in sound, image or words.
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Written By Linda C. Black
Aries (3/21 - 4/19): Today is a 9 — Distractions abound, especially romantically. Chop wood, and carry water. Provide great service.
Libra (9/23 - 10/22): Today is a 9 — It’s contemplation time. Put your thoughts down in writing, even if you never plan to read them. It’s the process that counts.
Taurus (4/20 - 5/20): Today is a 9 -- Read everything and soak it all up. You’re creatively on fire and quite attractive. Focus on your strengths, and build up your equity.
Scorpio (10/23 - 11/21): Today is a 9 — The possibility of error is high, as well as the possibility of reward. Weigh your risks, and choose your battles.
Gemini (5/21 - 6/21): Today is a 9 — Create more work for yourself. The busier you are, the less time you’ll have to spend money; earn it by saving. A softer voice works better.
Sagittarius (11/22 - 12/21): Today is a 9 — Bring along as many friends as possible, but remember to get some private time for rest or meditation.
Cancer (6/22 - 7/22): Today is a 9 — Follow a hunch to find riches. But don’t spend what you don’t have. It’s better to do the work yourself today and save.
Capricorn (12/22 - 1/19): Today is a 9 — Remember epic dreams, and build a dynamic vision. A partner helps you achieve the next level. Let another represent you.
Leo (7/23 - 8/22): Today is a 9 — Your financial net worth increases, thanks to your determination. You don’t have to make things complicated or complex.
Aquarius (1/20 - 2/18): Today is a 9 — Add a bit of passion, and it’ll be easier to handle business and financial issues. Take some time off to go for a walk, a ride or a drive, and clear some ideas.
Virgo (8/23 - 9/22): Today is a 9 — Listen for magic in the most unusual places. You’re especially strong right now. Use your power wisely.
Pisces (2/19 - 3/20): Today is a 9 — Family matters and work may collide, but not for long. Make sure you understand what’s requested.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
overheard “Eww, is it like high school day or something?” “You know you’re a freshman, right?”
—Coffman Union
“Well ... All I know is that I’m the Messiah.”
—Campus Connector stop
“What would be a ‘mechanical barrier’ to mating?” “Umm ... a micropenis?” “A macropenis!”
—Science Teaching and Student Services
Professor: “Horses are Houdinis. They can get into stuff you never thought possible.”
—St. Paul
“I liked having long hair because when I got hickeys on my neck, it would cover it up.”
—Centennial Hall dining hall
Guy 1: “Dude, I was dancing with this wicked hot girl last night!” [shows picture] Guy 2: “I love her.” Guy 1: “You don’t even know her.” Guy 2: “I wish you wouldn’t dance with the girls I love.”
—Carlson School of Management
Professor: “Pumpkins are evil vegetables.”
—Biochemistry class
“I’ll take your biggest burrito. Don’t even ask me what I want on it. Just put it on.”
—Qdoba Mexican Grill
“Dude, last night I shit the bed so bad.” “Yeah, I heard that.”
—Unknown
“If we win, I’m calling it an away win with all of the Nebraska fans here!”
—TCF Bank Stadium
Minnesota guy: “What’s a corn husker?” Nebraska girl: “A corn husker is ... something that husks corn.” Minnesota guy: “Is it an animal?”
—TCF Bank Stadium
“Girls really like me, and I don’t know why. ... I’m kind of a scumbag.”
—Recreation and Wellness Cen-
—Unknown
ter
“Will you be a polygamist with me?”
“Wait, is Minneapolis the capital of Minnesota? I thought it was Duluth ...”
—Bailey Hall
Guy 1: “Yes, I got second wave interview at Medtronic!” Guy 2: “What’s Medtronic?” Guy 1: “Dude, look behind you!” [Guy 2 sees Medtronic sign] Guy 2: “OHHHH.”
—Medtronic Dining Room in Carlson School of Management
“I was going to pop out of a cake and start dancing for you, but it got delivered to the wrong address. That’s why I was late.”
ter
“I mean, come on. Professors know what’s going on when they see you smiling down at your crotch during lecture. ... At least I hope that’s what’s happening ...”
—Recreation and Wellness Cen-
Professor: “Where was the French poodle developed?” Student: “French.”
—Animals and society class
“My name is Wheel, Third Wheel.”
—Annie’s Parlour
—University Avenue
“If I met Emma Watson, I’d let her cast a spell with my wand!”
—St. Paul campus
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ACROSS 1 Big name in big trucks 5 Gunk 9 TV’s Dick Van __ 13 When doubled, a Northwest city 14 Give a makeover 15 Line holder 16 Home sound system 18 Texts: Abbr. 19 Decline from disuse 20 Some Beethoven works 22 “Veni, vidi, vici” man 23 Memorable “Rocky” line 26 Little Leaguer, say 27 Automated intro? 29 __ del Fuego 30 Stay a step ahead of 32 Many millennia 33 Eloquent 38 “__ baby!” 39 Zapped 40 Rapper who played Left Ear in “The Italian Job” 43 Software test version 44 Agnus __ 47 Reason to pile onto the team bus 49 Promoting 51 Botanist’s study 52 Nostalgic souvenir 53 River in a 1957 Best Picture title 55 Hero whose catchphrase begins 16-, 23-, 33- and 47Across 57 Work on, as a popsicle 58 Q.E.D. part 59 Levels 60 Tiny arachnid 61 “Gadzooks!” 62 Puts the kibosh on
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DOWN 1 Fruity cocktail 2 Butler in the Batcave 3 Awards for ads 4 “How Life Imitates Chess” author Garry 5 Earl with a tea 6 Above, to Keats 7 Start of some Keats titles 8 Having little talent for 9 H.G. Wells’ island physiologist 10 “Darn tootin’!” 11 Small cask 12 Golf star Ernie 13 Off, in mobspeak 17 Royal seat 21 Exiled Amin 23 Google-owned video site 24 Yank since 2004 25 Bert Bobbsey’s sis 28 Hot-sounding European capital 31 Elbow
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33 Tuck away 34 “I’ve got proof!” 35 Elegantly feminine 36 Infernal 37 Greeting from Down Under 38 Physicians’ org. 41 Id controller 42 Chris of “Tommy Boy” 44 Dented
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45 Keys in 46 Stravinsky and Sikorsky 48 Native New Zealander 50 Enclose, as pigs 52 Parcel (out) 53 Airline to Amsterdam 54 Xbox 360 competitor 56 Quick snooze
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dr. date Dr. Date,
I have a flame for someone I used to date several years ago. He recently popped into my life again, and those flitter-flutter feelings are back in full force. Logic and clear thinking tell me that he isn’t the right person for me right now — he acts like a boy rather than a man. But I am so damn attracted to him! Sometimes he texts me or calls me and I feel my heart start racing. To top it off, I am very rarely attracted to anyone and don’t often feel romantic feelings. What on earth about him triggers me? What do I do about these feelings, Dr. Date?
—Not In Love With A Criminal
Yesterday’s Lunch-Lover,
Remember the all-night fighting, crappy sex and blaring character defects that marked the end of your relationship with this guy? Remember how hard it was to get used to sleeping alone and to move on with your life? Well, if you get back together, you can count on all of the above happening again. If you think your potential rendezvous can be purely sexual, you’re kidding yourself — if you were together for long enough, pent-up feelings will inevitably be stirred. Enough time has passed for you to forget about the greasy fingerprints he used to leave on household surfaces and his tendency to leave dirty underwear in the bathroom sink, but that doesn’t mean he’s changed. Maybe the first few weeks of your newly ignited sexual fire will rock you to another dimension, but soon enough, his immaturity will wear on you, and you’ll realize — once again — why you broke up in the first place. Save yourself the drama and repetition of old, painful feelings, and embrace single-person status while you can. If you’re stuck on eating stale bread, you’ll never get
a taste of what’s come straight from the oven. Ya feel me?
—Dr. Date
Dr. Date,
The guy I’ve been seeing is terrible at getting back to me. He never seems to pick up his phone or answer texts within the same day. (Though he’s apparently like this with all of his friends, too.) We’ll make general plans for a certain time, but then things will go unclarified and either fall through or come together at the last moment. I know he likes me, and the feelings are mutual, but I want plans to get planned. Help!
—High And Dry
Nothin’ But A Dial Tone,
Oof, sounds like a potential deal breaker to me. I’m not a huge fan of telephone time, but I at least have the courtesy to call or text people back about plans. If your man wants to live like Henry David Thoreau, he should have come up with his own alternatives before getting into a committed relationship with someone. Would he prefer a makeshift string-andcups telephone? A carrier pigeon? Telegraphs? If you haven’t already, I’d suggest confronting him directly about the issue. A text isn’t that hard to send. If he doesn’t have the decency to take 30 seconds to text you back, you’ll probably start seeing that same tendency in other areas of your relationship. I can think of a few reasons that someone might not answer their phone or call back in a reasonable amount of time, including drug usage, video gaming, anxiety, laziness and a general disdain for the phone. Still, it’s 2013, dude. Put down Call of Duty, and call your partner back.
—Dr. Date
Need relationship advice? Email Dr. Date at drdate@mndaily.com.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Mayoral candidates talk jobs, wages
If they’re elected next week, Alicia Bennett and Tony Lane both hope to use the Minneapolis mayor’s of fice to garner suppor t for a minimum wage increase. Bennett, Lane and Rahn Workcuf f are three of 35 mayoral hopefuls who will be listed on the Nov. 5 ballot as they run to succeed Mayor R.T. R ybak, who has held the of fice for 12 years. If elected, the candidates said they hope to improve the Minneapolis job market and involve citizens more heavily in city politics. Bennett said raising the minimum wage would spur economic growth. “There is opulent wealth in this city, and there is crushing poverty, and we need leadership that can span between these two poles,” she said. Lane, who is r unning
Istanbul’s new rail tunnel links Europe and Asia BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISTANBUL — Turkey has opened an under water railway tunnel linking Europe and Asia, and the two sides of Istanbul, realizing a plan initially proposed by an Ottoman sultan about 150 years ago. The Marmaray tunnel runs under the Bosporus, the strait that connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and divides Istanbul between Asia and Europe. The tunnel is 8.5 miles long, including an under water stretch of 4,593 feet. It is among a number of large infrastructure projects under the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that have helped boost the economy but also have provoked a backlash of public protest. “I wish from God that the Marmaray that we are inaugurating will be a benefit to our Istanbul, to our country, to all of humanity,” Erdogan said at the opening ceremony. Officials hope that with up to 1.5 million passengers a day, the tunnel will ease some of Istanbul’s chronic traffic, particularly over the two bridges linking the two sides of the city. A more distant dream is that the tunnel may become part of a new train route for rail travel between Western Europe and China. The underwater portion of the tunnel wasn’t dug, but was dropped in sections to the sea bottom — the immersed-tube method used around the world. Turkish of ficials say that at more
than 180 feet deep, it is the world’s deepest railway tunnel of its type. Star ted in 2005 and scheduled to be completed in four years, the project was delayed by important archaeological finds, including a 4th centur y Byzantine por t, as builders began digging under the city. Rejecting any fears that the tunnel could be vulnerable to ear thquakes in a region of high seismic activity, Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said that it is designed to withstand a massive 9.0 magnitude quake. He calls it “the safest place in Istanbul.” The tube sections are joined by flexible joints that can withstand shocks. Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid is said to have proposed the idea of a tunnel under the Bosporus about a centur y and a half ago. One of his successors, Abdulhamid, had architects submit proposals in 1891, but the plans were not carried out. The tunnel is just one of Erdogan’s large-scale plans. They include a separate tunnel being built under the Bosporus for passenger cars, a third bridge over the strait, the world’s biggest airport, and a massive canal that would bypass the Bosporus. The projects have provoked charges that the government is plunging ahead with city-changing plans without suf ficient public consultation. The concern fueled protests that swept Turkey in June.
Alicia K. Bennett
Tony Lane*
Rahn V. Workcuff
James Everett
Qualifications: A.A. degree from Minneapolis Community and Technical College, B.A.s in journalism and sociology from the University of Minnesota, former associate chair of the Minneapolis DemocraticFarmer-Labor party, current assistant to the proprietor at South Lyndale Liquors
Qualifications: High school graduate, warehouseman at a Minneapolis steel fabrication plant, union member, political activist
Qualifications: B.S. in public health from the University of Minnesota, former navigator for the U.S. Air Force
Party: Democratic-FarmerLabor
Party: Socialist Worker’s Party
Party: Independence Party
Major Principle: Accessibility, accountability, authenticity
Major Principle: Workers to power
Major Principle: Give people jobs
Key initiatives: Raise the minimum wage to $12 per hour. Eliminate the ranked-choice voting system.
Key initiatives: Create jobs by lobbying for large, federallyfunded public works projects. Work to increase the minimum wage.
Key initiatives: Work to increase the number of available jobs. available. Encourage community leaders to give their input on all city issues.
What would you say to students at the University? “Always work to engage within the community that is your home.”
What would you say to students at the University? “Talk to workers, learn from them and join their struggles for power and a new society.”
What would you say to students at the University? “Never give up.”
*Lane responded via email
Cyd Gorman Mayoral candidates James Everett and Cyd Gorman didn’t respond to multiple requests for an interview. According to Minneapolis Elections and Voters Services, Everett is running with the Green Party and Gorman is running on the principle “Police Reform.”
PHOTOS: LISA PERSSON, DAILY (TONY LANE, COURTESY OF THE CANDIDATE)
Neighborhoods embrace small area plans RECENT DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE UNIVERSITY
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with the Socialist Workers Par ty, said he also wants to advocate for a minimum wage hike at the state and federal levels as part of his plan to empower the working class. “The right to a job is the most fundamental right for a worker under the system of capitalism,” he said in an email. Lane said he would encourage political engagement across the community by helping unions and encouraging strikes. He said he would also create a “massive, federally funded public works program” to spur job growth in the city. Workcuf f said he also plans to create employment opportunities in Minneapolis by launching a jobs program. As mayor, he said, he would collaborate with community and neighborhood members to improve the city’s job market and health care options. Bennett said Minneapolis should improve the way city depar tments communicate with each other, as well as how they respond to residents’ concerns. “We need to roll up our sleeves, broaden the groups of collaborators that we have [and] open up City Hall,” she said. Bennett said she would encourage residents to par ticipate in all city issues, ranging from improving the education system to instituting police reform.
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other input derived from a small area plan. “That’s a suggestion, not anything set in stone,” McCurley said. “How much weight is that going to have?” The Southeast Como Improvement Association is drafting the plan, which they’re calling the Como Blueprint. McCurley said residents hope it will help them deal with population increases in the area. Wa r d 2 C o u n c i l m a n Cam Gordon, who represents three Universityarea neighborhoods, said he’s referenced the CedarRiverside neighborhood’s plan when discussing new developments in the area. Initial plans for a proposed University recre-
ation center on the West Bank called for the center’s back wall to face Riverside Avenue. Gordon said this conflicted with the neighborhood’s 2008 small area plan, which encourages str uctures on Riverside to be open to the surrounding community. “Right here in the small area plan, we’re saying we want to build things to face Riverside, so that’s a connection between the institutions and the community,” he said. In order to complete small area plans, Maze said neighborhoods must conduct a comprehensive study of the neighborhood and cover topics from land use to public facilities. Gordon said he helped draft the 2008 small area plan, which was Cedar-Riverside’s first. “We used the small area plan and the neighborhood revitalization plan to
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say, ‘Here’s the consensus of the area. We can move for ward on some of these projects,’ ” he said. When a developer wanted to build an addition to the Stone Arch Apar tments on a triangular piece of land between the Mississippi River and Main Str eet Southeast in 2009, Marcy-Holmes residents referenced the neighborhood’s 2003 plan, which designated the development area as “green space.” Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association President Cordelia Pierson said the land is a key recreational site near the Stone Arch Bridge, and the plan contributed to the city’s ultimate decision to reject the development. “They have to reference adopted policy, which the master plan reflected,” she said.
Pierson said she’s pleased with how the Marcy-Holmes plan has functioned over the last decade. Still, she said, it’s not without its pitfalls. The association has largely ignored one portion of the plan, which required MHNA to submit a list of infrastr ucture improvements to the city each year, Pierson said. As a result, MarcyHolmes has fallen behind in repairs to public infrastr ucture. Pierson said she hopes a new emphasis on capital improvement requests in the 2013 plan will make a difference. Many neighborhoods use small area plans to help determine the future. McCurley said Southeast Como has to plan proactively because development is inevitable. “Constr uction is coming our way,” he said.